Netflix have launched a teaser for Chris Rock‘s upcoming stand-up particular Selective Outrage – the primary of its sort to be streamed dwell on the platform – confirming that it’ll air in a bit of over two months.
The 30-second preview opens with Rock staring into the digital camera from a inexperienced room, earlier than an off-screen determine knocks and tells him that his viewers is “prepared for ya”. Soundtracked by Bun B’s ‘The Finest Is Again’, Rock then walks by way of the venue and takes the stage, whereas playing cards reveal the particular’s title and launch date, and reiterate that it’s a “first ever world dwell occasion”.
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage shall be streamed dwell at 10pm ET on Saturday March 4, or 3am BST on Sunday March 5 for UK viewers. In line with a blurb shared by Netflix alongside the trailer, it’s going to characteristic no edits or cuts.
Take a look on the teaser beneath:
Selective Outrage will mark Rock’s seventh broadcast comedy particular, in addition to his second to premiere on Netflix. The primary was Tambourine, which was directed by Bo Burnham and launched in February of 2018. That particular additionally marked his first in a full decade, with its predecessor – the HBO particular Kill The Messenger – arriving in September of 2008.
The brand new particular was introduced final month, with Robbie Praw – Netflix’s vice chairman of stand-up and comedy codecs – saying on the time: “Chris Rock is likely one of the most iconic and essential comedic voices of our era. We’re thrilled your entire world will be capable to expertise a dwell Chris Rock comedy occasion and be part of Netflix historical past. This shall be an unforgettable second and we’re so honored that Chris is carrying this torch.”
One matter certain to be touched on in Selective Outrage is Rock’s altercation with Will Smith at this 12 months’s Oscars, the place he was famously slapped by the Recent Prince of Bel-Air. Rock already joked concerning the slap throughout a stand-up set in Might, the place he remarked: “I obtained smacked by the softest n***a that ever rapped.”
In the meantime, Christian Bale just lately stated he was compelled to disregard Rock on the set of Amsterdam as a result of Rock was too “bloody humorous”. The movie was launched in October, some three months after Kevin Hart gifted Rock a dwell goat (named Will Smith, no much less) throughout a present the 2 carried out collectively.